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Model Context Protocol jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
885 open data & AI postings at 516 companies mention Model Context Protocol, or 6.7% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
6.7%share of data & AI postings
516companies hiring
$205Kmedian pay, US (n=274)
—week over week (needs more history)
Model Context Protocol pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 1 |
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 6 |
| Senior | $192K | 77 |
| Staff / lead | $226K | 58 |
| Principal | $244K | 12 |
| Manager | — | 7 |
| Director+ | $215K | 20 |
| Level not stated | $195K | 92 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Model Context Protocol
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 580 | 15.4% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 74 | 3.7% |
| Data & AI leadership | 63 | 5.9% |
| Data Engineer | 54 | 3.0% |
| Data Architect | 46 | 11.6% |
| Data Scientist | 23 | 1.5% |
| Data Analyst | 17 | 1.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 14 | 3.8% |
| AI Research Scientist | 10 | 2.3% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 2 | 0.9% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 1 | 0.3% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 1 | 0.7% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Model Context Protocol patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.